Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2003:
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| By detailed employment size | By year | By industry |
| Employment size of enterprise | Firms |
Estab- lish- ments |
Paid employees |
Annual payroll ($1,000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All firms | 14,682 | 21,086 | 309,317 | 6,657,030 |
| Firms with no employees (as of March 12) | 1,675 | 1,680 | 0 | 53,431 |
| Firms with 1 to 4 employees | 5,347 | 5,352 | 12,177 | 217,576 |
| Firms with 5 to 9 employees | 3,366 | 3,403 | 22,317 | 395,543 |
| Firms with 10 to 19 employees | 2,048 | 2,244 | 26,790 | 516,248 |
| Firms with 20 to 99 employees | 1,531 | 2,301 | 54,977 | 1,296,404 |
| Firms with 100 to 499 employees | 298 | 1,188 | 34,536 | 883,439 |
| Firms with 500 employees or more | 417 | 4,918 | 158,520 | 3,294,389 |
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Year | Firms by employment size of enterprise | Paid employees by employment size of enterprise | ||||||
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| Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | ||
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2008 | 13,543 | 15.1% | 5.3% | 3.0% | 304,368 | 81.5% | 66.0% | 56.1% |
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2006 | 14,280 | 15.0% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 312,998 | 81.0% | 64.6% | 54.3% |
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2005 | 14,598 | 14.7% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 308,231 | 80.3% | 63.6% | 52.8% |
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2004 | 14,614 | 15.2% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 312,319 | 80.3% | 63.1% | 52.2% |
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2003 | 14,682 | 15.3% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 309,317 | 80.2% | 62.4% | 51.2% |
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2002 | 14,674 | 15.6% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 310,026 | 80.1% | 62.2% | 51.4% |
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2001 | 14,812 | 15.6% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 315,883 | 80.1% | 62.3% | 51.6% |
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2000 | 14,627 | 15.7% | 5.1% | 3.0% | 304,220 | 79.4% | 60.7% | 49.8% |
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1999 | 14,607 | 15.5% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 297,066 | 79.2% | 60.3% | 49.6% |
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1998 | 14,685 | 15.3% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 295,681 | 78.9% | 60.4% | 49.8% |
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NAICS code |
Industry title (with link to definition) |
Firms by employment size of enterprise | Paid employees by employment size of enterprise | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | Total | 20 + | 100 + | 500 + | ||
| 44-45 | Retail Trade | 14,682 | 15.3% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 309,317 | 80.2% | 62.4% | 51.2% |
| 441 | Motor vehicle & parts dealers | 2,013 | 21.7% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 36,659 | 77.8% | 39.8% | 14.2% |
| 442 | Furniture & home furnishings stores | 917 | 12.4% | 5.0% | 3.7% | 11,674 | 68.3% | 48.8% | 39.6% |
| 443 | Electronics & appliance stores | 593 | 10.5% | 5.4% | 3.5% | 12,997 | 81.0% | 73.3% | 67.6% |
| 444 | Building material & garden equipment & supplies dealers | 1,766 | 15.5% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 27,460 | 70.8% | 47.9% | 37.2% |
| 445 | Food & beverage stores | 2,123 | 17.2% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 54,353 | 83.1% | 62.2% | 46.9% |
| 446 | Health & personal care stores | 680 | 20.4% | 7.9% | 5.7% | 16,952 | 81.1% | 65.5% | 58.9% |
| 447 | Gasoline stations | 1,372 | 19.7% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 25,812 | 71.9% | 46.4% | 32.5% |
| 448 | Clothing & clothing accessories stores | 1,122 | 19.1% | 12.7% | 11.3% | 24,305 | 83.4% | 75.0% | 73.1% |
| 451 | Sporting goods, hobby, book, & music stores | 962 | 13.6% | 5.8% | 4.0% | 15,680 | 75.1% | 60.5% | 52.4% |
| 452 | General merchandise stores | 204 | 21.6% | 13.2% | 10.3% | 52,268 | 98.5% | 97.6% | 95.8% |
| 453 | Miscellaneous store retailers | 1,957 | 8.9% | 3.6% | 2.5% | 17,024 | 57.7% | 39.4% | 30.2% |
| 454 | Nonstore retailers | 1,135 | 15.0% | 6.2% | 3.6% | 14,133 | 75.8% | 54.9% | 32.6% |
| All-sector table | By detailed employment size | By year | By industry | Data in formats for downloading | Other data for NAICS 44 |
Last modified: July 13, 2011
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